I was told they would last for years and years and years. Well, my house disagrees. Seems like I'm changing them out just as often as the old style ones. I know they are more efficient, but dang man, for as often as I'm changing them out, not sure it's worth it.
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I hate them
Glad I stocked up on incandescent when they were still 4/$1.00
Like all recent government mandates they suck
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I've been thinking about this recently, I think we're just getting to the end of life on the first wave of these: like any electronics, there's going to be an "infant mortality" curve, but most of mine have held on pretty well. As much as I complain about them failing, thinking right now I can't remember the last time I bought a light bulb. That was NOT the case in incandescent days, that was a pretty regular purchase. Do they last 25 years or whatever they tried to sell them as initially? No way. Are they better than incandescents, or CFL's? Definitely yes, and probably, respectively.
Who knows if you "dollar out" on them, more expensive initial purchase vs. electricity use, but my average usage has in fact gone down since I started transitioning to this kind of stuff, for sure.Comment
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I've had really mixed results with them. It doesn't seem to matter what brand, some last a very long time, and some bite the dust faster than incandescents. Either is better than CFL'sComment
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I was in this business as an Energy Engineer for a long time. They used to be made with premium components to last a long long time. Then they got China cheaped out as people didnt want to pay the premiums..... So now they make junk. People buy the cheapest ones they can find then complain that they don't last.
Seek out the premium stuff and they will last. Try to value shop and you get what you pay for.Comment
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Fact is we install A LOT of these things now, never incandescent. The mixed results mentioned above have a lot to do with the manufacturer. The old “you get what you pay for” thing holds true with these items.Electrifying our customers since 2001.Comment
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I am not sure if anyone mentioned it yet but with these things you get what you pay for.Comment
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This is what we have found when it comes to LED bulbs. We finally found that the GE bulbs we buy at Lowes work the best for us.I am not sure if anyone mentioned it yet but with these things you get what you pay for.Comment
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I did pick out premium ones apparently when I built at Lake Livingston. All bulbs through out are LED of course. In 4 & 1/2 years living here, one has gone out. It wasn’t used any more than any others, I just think it was a faulty bulb. I like LED’s personally.
Due to age and needing better lighting, I picked fixtures with a lot of bulbs, so I have many in my house.Last edited by WhiteBassFisher; 05-07-2024, 01:26 PM.Comment
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I was buying Phillips and getting 3 years or so .
I always write the dates on themComment
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I built my current place in 2015
100% LED
replaced 2
a couple years ago my energy supplier ,,Champion,,had a promo and sent me $100 worth of bulbs. Sure I’ll need em some day but looks like a lifetime supplyComment
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My experience has been the opposite. When I had incandescent or cfl bulbs I was replacing something almost every month. Now I probably have 50+ LEDs and maybe replace one or two per year. I'm loving the led bulbs.Comment
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It's simple, if they made them to last longer, they'd loose to much money, so they make them so their life is just slightly longer that the old type.That old adage that states "If you want something done right you must do it yourself!", didn't quite hold true regarding my latest surgery.
EPSTEIN DID NOT KILL HIMSELF.Comment
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